Buddy Red 07-397

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WARNING - do not read any further if you are NOT interested in the most beautiful rich dark red golden retriever boy in the world!  Buddy has the best face in the business:)  We don't know much about this guy beside the fact that he showed up at a farm with a collar on with no tags and the owner could not be found.  He stayed at the farm where he wondered to for two months and they wanted to keep him but already had two big dogs and didn't have the time to spend building up his confidence.  Plus the fact that he liked to hunt their chickens! He is a bit timid with new situations but then becomes comfortable fairly soon after. There is a possibility that he may have been abused or maybe neglected.  When I first brought him inside he was afraid of going up the stairs - now he runs them:)  He was kept outside in a kennel at the farm where he stayed and I don't think he was ever an inside dog before that.  Everything seemed new to him.  He will need some help with potty training, right now he is at the vet being "altered" and getting up to date with all his shots and microchipped.  Hopefully after his neuter he won't need to leave his scent inside the house:)  I have no doubt that he will be easy to train - he is really smart.  Now for the most important news, he is the biggest lover!  He is so sweet and loves to cuddle and hang out with his humans.  He is gentle with our girls (4, 7) and loves to play with our 1 year old golden girl.  They said he is about a year old but he acts more "mature" than that.  He doesn't jump up, mouth or act as crasy as a lot of year old puppies.  I love this dog and you will too.  I will write when he gets settled from his neuter and give a medical update and when he will be available for adoption.  I can't see him waiting for a forever home for long because he is a special dog:) 

At a Glance #07-397

Breed not specified Born: June 2006
Male Weight not specified

Status: Adopted

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WARNING - do not read any further if you are NOT interested in the most beautiful rich dark red golden retriever boy in the world!  Buddy has the best face in the business:)  We don't know much about this guy beside the fact that he showed up at a farm with a collar on with no tags and the owner could not be found.  He stayed at the farm where he wondered to for two months and they wanted to keep him but already had two big dogs and didn't have the time to spend building up his confidence.  Plus the fact that he liked to hunt their chickens! He is a bit timid with new situations but then becomes comfortable fairly soon after. There is a possibility that he may have been abused or maybe neglected.  When I first brought him inside he was afraid of going up the stairs - now he runs them:)  He was kept outside in a kennel at the farm where he stayed and I don't think he was ever an inside dog before that.  Everything seemed new to him.  He will need some help with potty training, right now he is at the vet being "altered" and getting up to date with all his shots and microchipped.  Hopefully after his neuter he won't need to leave his scent inside the house:)  I have no doubt that he will be easy to train - he is really smart.  Now for the most important news, he is the biggest lover!  He is so sweet and loves to cuddle and hang out with his humans.  He is gentle with our girls (4, 7) and loves to play with our 1 year old golden girl.  They said he is about a year old but he acts more "mature" than that.  He doesn't jump up, mouth or act as crasy as a lot of year old puppies.  I love this dog and you will too.  I will write when he gets settled from his neuter and give a medical update and when he will be available for adoption.  I can't see him waiting for a forever home for long because he is a special dog:) 

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Thursday, July 5, 2007

Buddy has been recovering from his neuter and is doing very well. When the vet did his pre-op bloodwork and exam they found that he has Lyme disease and also a Staph skin infection.  He will be on antibodics for 28 days.  He takes 2 pills 4 times a day.  He really looks forward to them, seeing how I stuff them in hotdog or cheese:)  Living as an outside dog caught up to this sweet dog.  We had the vet take xrays of his hips and she said they looked ok.  His health future looks positive:)  He is doing a great job getting used to household things.  I ran the vac a lot yesterday and while he doesn't love it, he is ok with it.  He will need to be exposed to everything possible to catch up for not being well socialized with objects and situations.  Take him to sport events, the pet store, pretty much everywhere dogs are allowed and I know he will catch up. Until he is familiar with something he may need extra help.  For example, when it was bath time I ended up having to lift him in the tub and he was afraid of the minivan (who isn't?) and I had to lift him in.  Now that I think about it that could have had something to do with his stiffness from the Lyme disease.  The vet said that should clear up now.  He has NO problem with people of any age and other dogs.  He is perfect in that area:)  Now I am going to focus on getting him housebroken and reliable in that area.  I don't think it will take a lot of work on his part because he is such a fast learner but it's me who will need to focus on the task:)  If you are interested in this wonderful dog please email placementatragom [dot] org and please do it fast because I would be tempted to keep him and I promised my husband that we were just going to foster, not adopt:)